Erin Darke

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Erin Darke
Born (1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 39)
Alma mater University of Michigan–Flint [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Partner Daniel Radcliffe (2012–present)
Children1

Erin Darke (born September 10, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Cindy Reston [2] in the TV series Good Girls Revolt . She also played Mary in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Leeta in the AMC series Dietland . [3] She has appeared in the films Love & Mercy (2014), Beside Still Waters (2014), Still Alice (2014), and Don't Think Twice (2016).

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Early life

Erin Constance-Maja Darke [4] was born September 10, 1984, [5] in Flint, Michigan [6] to Kristina Strand and Ian Darke. [7]

At the age of 16, Darke enrolled in the University of Michigan-Flint, where in 2005 she earned a bachelor's degree of fine arts in theater performance. As Darke told her alma mater, "[The teachers at the school] were patient and kind, but also constantly pushed me to challenge myself, explore, and work hard. These are all things that are essential to a career in this industry and I'm grateful to have learned them early." [6]

Career

Shortly after graduating, Darke moved to New York City and starred in several plays before getting a job at a casting office. This was her full time job until she decided that "my heart was still in acting" [6] and went on to star in Obelisk Road, a 2009 short film, [8] and procured minor roles in the 2011 films We Need to Talk About Kevin and Young Adult. [9] In 2012, Darke had a minor role in Disconnect. [10]

Darke played a small role in the 2013 thriller Kill Your Darlings. She met British actor Daniel Radcliffe on set in 2012, and they began a relationship. [6] Along with Kill Your Darlings, Darke played a lead role in Beside Still Waters. [11] In 2014, Darke acted in Still Alice [12] and Hunter&Game , [13] along with several other films.

In 2015, she landed a lead role in the television series Good Girls Revolt , [14] which follows several young female news reporters who sue their male bosses for showing them sexism. [15] Darke starred in the 2016 film Delinquent. [16] In 2017, Darke played Mary in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . [17] Darke acted in the 2018 TV series Dietland. [18]

Together with Radcliffe, Darke starred in Miracle Workers in 2019. [19]

In 2023, Darke played an AI in Molli and Max in the Future . [20]

Personal life

Darke has been in a relationship with English actor Daniel Radcliffe since 2012, having met on the set of the film Kill Your Darlings. [6] They have a son born in April 2023. [21] They live together in New York. [22]

Filmography

Film

Film work by Erin Darke
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Young Assistant Rose
Young Adult Teen Employee
2012 2 Days in New York Cynthia
Disconnect LaurenUncredited
2013 Kill Your Darlings Gwendolyn
Beside Still Waters Abby
2014 Draft Day Seahawks Fan
The Longest Week Bartender
The Drop Cocktail Waitress
Love & Mercy Marilyn Wilson
Still Alice Jenny
The Quitter Chloe
Hunter&Game Audrey
Seven LoversLaura
2015Sidewalk TrafficDalia
2016 Complete Unknown Holly
Don't Think Twice Natasha
DelinquentTara
2017 The Sounding Christine
Thank You for Your Service Tracey
2018 Night Comes On Rita Smith
Summer '03 Hope
2023 Molli and Max in the Future MAR14 [23]

Television

Television work by Erin Darke
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Mercy AnneEpisode: "I'm Not That Kind of Girl"
2011 Pan Am Mimi NarducciEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Girls StaceyEpisode: "Dead Inside"
Black Box Claire TymoschukEpisode: "Who Are You?"
IrreversibleEllieTelevision film
2015 Forever Liz ChamberlinEpisode: "Social Engineering"
Battle Creek AnnieEpisode: "Stockholm"
Public Morals SuzieEpisode: "Family Is Family"
2015–2016 Good Girls Revolt Cindy Reston [24] [25] 10 episodes
2017 Homeland NickiEpisode: "The Flag House"
2017–2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Mary4 episodes
2018 Dietland Leeta Albridge [26] 10 episodes
2019 The Loudest Voice Kat LindsleyEpisode: "2012"
2019 FBI Laura RussoEpisode: "Crossroads"
2021 Moonshine Crystal Leblanc
Miracle Workers Phaedra

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